They are exterior space designers. They design and layout
gardens, parks and outdoor spaces, they do site planning for campuses and
corporate office parks, design residential estates and civil infrastructure and
the management of large areas or reclamation of degraded landscapes such as
mines or landfills. Landscape architects work on all types of structures and
external space - large or small, urban, suburban and rural, and with
"hard" (built) and "soft" (planted) materials, while integrating
ecological sustainability. They work with contractors builders and
architectural firms on collaborative projects. The exteriors of a building have
a huge impact on the overall look and feel of a building and can add tremendous
aesthetic value and utility to a building or space. They do systematic
investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and
processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions that will produce
the desired outcome. The controlling of urban problems like excess traffic and
pollution also comes within the ambit of landscape designing. Hence it may even
involve regulating traffic movement and redesigning traffic ways.

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Courses & Eligibility

Architecture can be studied in an Engineering college and
Architecture college. There are many institutes of repute that offer this
course in India.

B. Arch is a 5 year course and most schools and colleges
select students through a written test. Anybody who has studied Physics,
Mathematics and Chemistry at the 10+2 level can apply for admission to study
architecture at the graduate level in colleges offering the course.

M. Arch (Landscape Architecture) Post-graduate Course: On
completion of the graduate course, one can study architecture at the post
graduate course which varies from 18 months to 2 years.

Entrance test for B.Arch courses:

NATA, National Aptitude Test for Architecture, can be taken
at many centres in India

Work

A typical day of Landscape Architect depends on the stage of project that he/she is working currently. Since they are involved in both design and implementation their days might begin with preparing the site plans of the new contracts or visiting the sites under development. On the existing site he/she checks the progress and see that development is going on as per the plan. On the new contracts, they evaluate the existing land structures and features and plan the proposed features. They make these designs by carefully analysing the reports and data on soil, environment, location and other factors and this usually requires coordination with many other related professionals.

Pay & Remuneration

Beginners and pass outs of premier institutes can earn
around Rs.3-4 lakhs a year as starting salary. With experience one can make god
contacts and establish own business and earn pretty well.